Yucca House National Monument

Yucca House National Monument is a 0.3 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Towaoc, Colorado that features a river. The trail is good for all skill levels and primarily used for walking.

DISTANCE

0.3 miles

ELEVATION GAIN

13 feet

ROUTE TYPE

Out & Back

kid friendly

walking

river

wildlife

private property

historic site

no dogs

Designated a research national monument, Yucca House is a large, unexcavated Ancestral Puebloan archeological site. The site is one of many Anasazi (Ancestral Pueblo) village sites located in the Montezuma Valley occupied between AD 900 and 1300.

Finding the trailhead was challenging, as it is on private property. The NPS site has the correct directions. The trailhead had a sign-in box with a bee's nest in it. The path was hardly visible. There were lots of animals, including snakes. The actual historic site wasn't much. I would recommend skipping it.